Bike Builders and tube suppliers

Bicycle Tubing Suppliers
True Temper - Henry James
Joe Bringheli
Columbus
Nova Cycles "The Framebuilder's Source"
BikeLugs Kirk Pacenti lugs
Gaerlan in San Francisco
Reynolds Cycles
Bicycle Frame Depot

Bike Builders in the Bay Area
Bernie Mikkelsen
sannercycles
Sycip

Pieces of steel to hunt

A 52cm
Great Googlee Mooglee
and a
Marinoni

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what did he say? did he say p!@#$% i(*

My Garage

is actually on the right side of the pic.
NEWS clip from the local Argus newspaper


It would have been a disaster if the fire was able to jump over the rooftops. The heat from the fire was so intense it melted all the plastic bins between the two structures. I tried spraying my garage roof with the garden hose but there were explosions coming from the fire I have to run out plus the cop was saying the little pops might be something else he didn't want me to go near my house.


The fire did not even touch the car on the left but the heat was so intense it melted the front of the car and its interior. So much damage to my neighbors house but luckily no one was seriously hurt.

Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkand

Have to buy the CD of the Final Fantasy Series

Road to Roubaix

A sunday in Hell - a reminder


1992 Milan to San Remo

Custom Calfee Tetra Pro

My first Calfee that was designed and built by Brent Ruegamer when he was still working for Craig.

2002 setup
















and then theres the aero fork








Calfee and LeMond

Softride PowerWing

Newest addition to the stable is a Softride Classic but it needs a lot of tweaking. I will be in the hunt for a new fork and threadless headset plus maybe a set of aero 650c's.

















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Updated 12/05/2008 with Chris King headset and an unknown aero fork badged as a Softride plus a pair of old Specialized tri-spokes. The 56/39 rings are not compatible, it keeps on dropping the chain every time I shift the front gear. Changed the inner ring to a 42 and it works flawlessly. Those 17tooth drop really does not work well.

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12/06/2008
The plan was to ride this new setup for about 10 miles to shake out the bugs but the weather was nice plus the fit was good so I was really able to generate enough speed to make the initial ride into a 53 miler comfortably. It is a keeper..........

From now on, you're only someone that I used to LOVE

From now on, you're only someone that I used to LOVE
- a breakup song by Natalie Cole
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Mga pinagsawaan ko na... LOL

09/09/09

Tetra-Custom is GONE... as in sold. Well, that is for the frame and fork only. Replaced it with a smaller Tetra Pro that was previously owned by Fred Markham (aka Fast Freddy)







August 2, 2009
1996 Lemond Zurich - It rides right and feels right but it doesn't look right with only about 3 inches of post showing when I set it up for me. So... I got 4 windows and a pair of 2008 Fulcrum Racing Zero for it. Not too bad.







Cannondale R1000
The frame was too small at 50cm for me so the frame and fork was traded for a 54cm Specialized Allez.
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Serotta CSI Colorado Concept Tubing
And this one was too long on the topside so it has to go too. Sorry, no pics of the driveside.
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Willier Triestina SC 7000
This one too was too tall but I loved the finish of the bike. It has that leathery texture on it. I never fully built this up since my batillogs can barely clear the top tube.
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Specialized M4
Now this one was too flexy at the BB. Imagine an all out of the saddle sprint and the darn thing decides to change gears. I found out about the flex when I mounted it on a trainer and it scared the heck out of me when I looked down at the BB while running a 53x12 gear. The BB was swaying about 2 inches on each side, that's about 4 inches of play. No wonder it changes its gears when stomped on. Sold to a triathlete which I think the frame was originally designed for. 'ya know, the aero thang!!!
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Specialized Sirrus
This POS (piece of steel)is gone since its taking too much valuable space plus I needed some dough at the time.
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https://picasaweb.google.com/106888706592252359229/20071103Atlanta#slideshow/5436845768249842898







Panasonic DX-4000
Ditto on this fine piece of steel. I might regret selling this one since it really gave me the feeling of a magic carpet ride.
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Miyata 712 (Seven Twelve)
And another fine piece of steel that was let go due to lack of storage space.
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Masi Gran Corsa
One of those projects that was sold without getting it built up.
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Santana Elan Tandem
Gone too........ replaced by a Raleigh Coupe.
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An RB-2 replaced by a couple of keeper RB-1's. The STI'd one is in danger of getting kicked out of the stable :( sigh
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Masi Gran Criterium
For some reason, I didn't like the ride of this frameset. Unexplainable !!! maybe I just got tired of looking at those fugly welds.
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My Serotta Single Speed project that I decided not to build.
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Santana Picante Tandem
Another one of those batillog can't clear the top tube thing even with 26 inch wheels. The truth is I can't reach the pedals at the bottom stroke even at the lowest setting of the saddle. I thought I would be able to tweak it by moving the eccentric BB but no dice.
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LOOK KX Light
This one hurts the most. Got pinched so badly with cash I, I..... sigh gotta sell :(
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Paramount OS PDG
One night stand??? I really do not remember any history of this one. I was prolly too drunk to remember anything. :) ;) ;)
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Pinoy Classic Rock

Asin/Balita -
Asin/Kapaligiran -
Coritha/Sierra Madre -
Manang Biday - Ilocano Rap Song
Mike Hanopol/Jeproks -
Sampaguita/Tao -
Wally's Blues (raw) - Edited Version

PEPE/WALLY/DONDI and WOWIE

2002 Colnago Master eXtra Light AD4

MXL Art Decor AD4
52cm ST CTT
53cm TT CTC

With Eurus wheelset, Prologo saddle and Scandium seatpost.




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Colnago Master Series info on The Paceline - PDF file
Colnago Super timeline
Colnago from Classic Rendezvous
How to spot a fake Nag

Gilco Design = Gilberto Colombo

First released in 1983, five different versions of the Colnago Master were manufactured until 1998 ( the Master 1983, Master Più 1988, Master Olympic 1991, Master Light 1994 and Master X-Light 1998).
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https://www.steel-vintage.com/colnago-master-olympic-decor-classic-roadbike-detail

The Colnago Master model line is undoubtedly an evergreen of cycling history. First released in 1983, five different versions of the Colnago Master were manufactured until 1998 ( the Master 1983, Master Più 1988, Master Olympic 1991, Master Light 1994 and Master X-Light 1998).

Thanks to this superb frame, the Italian brand achieved the peak of steel frame design, but on the other hand, the Master also represents the end of the steel era in the bicycle industry.

Released in 1991, the Master Olympic shares with its predecessors the famous crimped tubing, designed by Gilberto Colombo to make the frame stiffer and more reactive. The Olympic distinguished itself for very eye-catching paint schemes, especially the famous Art Decor pattern.

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https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=194092

in the beginning, there was the nuovo-mexico / esa-mexico -- arrived early/mid '80s:
basically, a super with “grooved” tubes.
nuovo-mexico had 2 light grooves, one on each side of the top- and down-tubes
esa-mexico had 6 deeply shaped grooves, initially on just the top- and down-tubes and later on all 3 main tubes.
there is evidence of transitional nuovo-mexico variants with 4 light-groove downtubes, as well.

then came the master / master-piu / master-equilateral -- arrived late '80s:
introduced the 4-sided “master-profile” gilco tubeset as standard-issue and alot more chrome!
master: external top-tube cable routing
master-piu: internal top-tube cable routing
master-equilateral: a modified seat-stay arrangement that bypasses the seat-lug.
early examples had curved forks and one set of bottle-bosses
later examples had two sets of bottle-bosses and the straight “precisa” fork was introduced (became standard-issue)

and then came the master-olympic / master-light -- arrived early '90s:
retain the 4-sided “master-profile” gilco tubeset
retain internal top-tube cable routing
integrated rear-mech cable-stop @ rear dropout
introduced the garishly-lovely "art decor" colorways
in the mid '90s rear dropouts were shortened (still horizontal), added a new integrated seat-lug w/ “plug-in” fastback style seat-stay attachment
some late examples went back to external top-tube cable routing
for a 1-2 year period, there was a version made with tange tubing (retaining the 4-sided "master profile")
eventually was re-christened the "master-light" probably due to trademark protection action by the IOC

which brings us to the well-known master-extra-light / master-x-light / master -- arrived mid/late '90s and continues to this day:
retain the 4-sided “master-profile” gilco tubeset, but introduced slightly oversize down-tube spec and larger profile chainstays
external top-tube cable routing across the board
return to “normal” rear-mech cable-stop on the chainstay
rear drop-outs now semi-vertical, yet still retain adjuster screw
some examples (sadly) fitted with a variety of colnago-branded cf forks
reconnected with its origins early in the new millenium with a return to the pure and simple "master" moniker
current production removes the down-tube shifter bosses, replaced with integrated adjuster-barrel bosses

lastly, there have been curiosities and offshoots of the master in the lugged-steel colnago lineage featuring variations on the geometrically enhanced tubing theme:
master-dual -- arrived in the late '80s, it is a "proper" master but was available for 1 year only and produced in such incredibly small numbers that was never really a mainline model. this model starts with the master-piu and splits the 4-sided master downtube into a wishbone structure that flares out to attach near the sides of the BB shell to increase lateral stiffness. colnago initiated this split-downtube with the "master-progress" concept bike before producing a series of related designs: the steel master-dual in 1987, the alumium "duall" in 1988, the carbon "carbi-tubo" in 1989, and finally the titanium "master-bititan" in the mid '90s. the steel master-dual is a true unicorn in the cycling world -- i have seen only 1 example ever "in the wild" which was listed for-sale in italy this year for over US$12,000!!!
arabesque / regal -- arrived early/mid '80s, there was a very small production run of these models that are basically nuovo-mexico / esa-mexico that featured very ornate/artistic lugs. produced in the '83 timeframe for 1-2 years only, the arabesque features lightly grooved tubes from the nuovo-mexico, the regal features heavily grooved tubes from the esa-mexico.
slx-conic-spiral -- arrived in the late '80s, the conic models featured a flared/conical downtube (the larger diameter making for a stiffer BB) with 8 deep grooves of the sort found on the esa-mexico. the balance of the tubeset was normal round stuff you'd find on a super. the flared downtube "conic" concept lives on today in the various lugged carbon colnagos -- starting with the c40-mk2 thru to the C60.
tecnos -- arrived in the mid '90s, available alongside both the master-olympic and master-x-light, featured lightly grooved tubing like the nuovo-mexico (5 grooves instead of just 2).
master-b-stay -- arrived in the mid/late '00s, it's another "proper" master but in reality it is a bit of a franken-bike that combines the master-x-light main triangle with a carbon rear end. some examples (early?) had only the carbon b-stays and steel chainstays, others (later?) had a full carbon rear end that added 4-lobed carbon chainstays.
arabesque (re-edition) -- arrived mid '10s, this is a very small production run of new-build master-olympic/light that feature the ornate/artistic lugs as found on the original arabesque/regal produced in the early '80s. apparently colnago found a box of original arabesque lugs gathering dust in a warehouse and decided to re-introduce this model to the delight of the tifosi!
others -- i should mention there were master TT, track, and even MTB variants, but this effort is focused entirely on the core road-variants.

disclaimer: keep in mind we're talking colnago here -- considering the vagaries of artisanal italian bicycle production control methods, there will always be outliers and exceptions! this effort represents the majority of cases. if anyone can ID errors or omissions, please comment!